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1、扬州中学教育集团20102011学年度第二学期期中考试试卷 八年级英语 2011.4.（满分：140分；考试时间：110分钟）说明：1本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分；考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。2答题前，考生务必将本人的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置上。3选择题每小题选出答案后，请用2B铅笔在答题卡指定区域填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂其它答案。非选择题请用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷或草稿纸上作答一律无效。第卷（选择题80分）一、听力 (计20分)A. 听对话回答问题 (共10 小题；每小题1分；计 10分)本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，根
2、据所听到的内容， 选择正确答语。(听两遍)5. How did the womans uncle go to work today? A. By motorbike. B. By bike. C. On foot.6. Whats the mans family name? A. Henry John. B. John. C. Brown.7. Who is the mans favourite basketball player? A. Michael Jordan. B. Yao Ming. C. Kong Linghui.8. What language can Han Mei lear
3、n from them? A. Chinese and Japanese. B. Chinese and English. C. English and Japanese.9. Where will the young lady put the rubbish? A. In the dustbin. B. In front of the house. C. Behind the house.10. What does Mary often do to help her mother? A. She often help her mother to cook meals. B. She ofte
4、n help her mother with the washing. C. She often help her mother to clean the house.B）听对话或独白，选择正确的答案。（听两遍）听第一段对话，回答第11第12题。11. Where is the man going? A. The railway station. B. The clock tower. C. The park.12. Why cant the man find the place? A. This is his first time to visit the place. B. The rai
5、lway station is still next to the clock tower. C. Things have changed a lot over the years.听第二段对话，回答第13第15题。13. How many main icons does the program have? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.14. Which icon should be clicked if you want to listen to people talking? A. Book B. Tour C. Ear.15. What can you do if
6、you click on the Pencil icon? A. Go on short tours. B. Do some exercises. C. Read stories and articles.听一段独白，回答第16第20小题。16. Bobs favourite was _. A singing B dancing C drawing17. It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because _. A. the school only had a girls dancing group B. the
7、school didnt allow（允许）boys to dance C. the group had enough dancers already18. The school is worried that _ if Bob stayed in the group. A. nobody would watch their dance B. other boys would join and the girls might leave C. other schools would laugh at them19. The judge(法官) thought the schools decis
8、ion was _. A. useful B. necessary C. wrong20. We can infer(推断) that Bob felt _ when he went back to the group. A sad B happy C hungry二、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。21. -How long _ your parents _? -For about twenty years. A. did, marry B. have, married C. have, got married
9、 D. have, been married22. Jay Chou plays the role _ Kato _the 3D moive The Green Horney. A. of, of B. of, in C. in, in D. in, of23. -Look at the boy running on the playground. Is it David? -It _ be him. I saw him go to the teachers office just now. A. mustnt B. cant C. couldnt D. must24. My uncle _
10、a farmer. Now he is a driver. A. is used to B. is used to be C. used to being D. used to be25. There is little coffee in the bottle,_? A .is there B. isnt there C. is it D. isnt it26. -When will the plane _? - In an hour. A. reach B. arrive in C. get to D. arrive27. _ great fun it is to fly kites! _
11、 fantastic time the children are having! A. What, What a B. What, What C. How, How a D. What a, What28. My father _ a letter yesterday, but Im not sure if he has finished it. A. wrote B. was writing C. has written D. writes29. The weather in Hong Kong is quite different from _ in Beijing. A. it B. t
12、hem C. that D. those30. I _ my computer for almost ten years. It still works OK. A. bought B. have bought C. have had D. have 31. My dad _ to Singapore for a meeting. He _ there twice. A. has gone, has been B. has been, has gone C. has gone, has gone D. has been, has been32. What _ to you in the las
13、t ten years? A. was happened B. has happened C. happened D. has been happened33. Though the key was pressed, nothing _ on the screen. A. appeared B. was appeared C. appears D. is appeared34.You earn a point _ you answer a question correctly. Which is WRONG? A. every time B. each time C. whenever D.
14、while35. -We could ask Jim to sing a song for the party. -_ He isnt good at singing. A. Thats a good idea. B. Im afraid not. C. Why not? D. I hope so.三、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 These days computer games have bcome more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of sm
15、all shops along busy _36_ have changed into computer game houses in order to get more _37_. These places are always crowded with peopleIn the computer game houses, people _38_ a lot of money matching on the machine. Its _39_ for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and agai
16、n. People want to _40_ when they play computer games. The more they _41_, the more they want to win, and at last they even cant _42_ without it.The result is that some people dont want to _43_ and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are _44_. They dont want
17、 to have _45_. When school is over, they rush to the computer houses near their _46_. Some of them can get enough money from their _47_. Some of them are not _48_ to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others and become _49_ . Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a _50_ problem in our life. Someth
18、ing has to be done to stop it. 新课标第一网36. A. streets B. schools C. towns D. cities37. A. boysB. money C. computers D. houses38. A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay39. A. possibleB. easyC. goodD. hard40. A. readB. learn C. win D. download41. A. lose B. try C. waste D. watch42. A. comeB. eat C. studyD. liv
19、e43. A. watch TV B. go out C. stay there D. work44. A. better B. exciting C. even worse D. interesting45. A. lessons B. games C. families D. sports46. A. classes B. rooms C. schools D. shops47. A. classmates B. teachers C. sisters D. parents48. A. lucky B. unlucky C. careful D. polite49. A. good B.
20、bad C. rich D. poor50. A. important B. serious C. unusual D. wonderful四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(A)Motor cars were first made in England just before 1900. The parts for the bodies and engines were hand-made and the cars were built from these. One at a time. This took a long
21、 time, and the cars cost a lot of money. Then a quicker and cheaper way of making cars was found. Instead of making all the parts at their own works, some car factories asked other factories to make some of them. All the parts were then fitted together in the car factories.Modern car-making factorie
22、ss are so large that each one is really a lot of factories close together. Each workshop makes some parts. The pieces of a car body are joined together by welders(电焊工) . All the bits and pieces that make up each car are collected and put ready for the assembly line(装配线) , where they are fitted toget
23、her.51. The first motor cars were probably made by_.A. Europeans B. the Whites C. the Blacks D. the English52. A quicker and cheaper way of making motor cars was_.A. found in 1900B. that all parts of motor cars were no longer made by handC. the one that they should be made in a large car factoriesD.
24、 the different parts of motor cars were produced in different works 53.Modern car-making factories means _.A. the factories which modern cars are making at B. the factories where cars are made by modern workers C. the new factories at which cars are being made D. the factories where modern cars are
25、made(B)Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others its very difficult. Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with other
26、s. If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.l Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.l Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.l Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weak
27、ness. Remember to smile at others.l Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others ideas without trying to make them accept(接受) yours.l Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your
28、kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.l Dont complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you cant change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.l Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up
29、. And try to find someone who will understand you.54. Why do we need friends according to the passage? A Friends can do everything for us. B Friends can bring us happiness. C Friends accept our ideas all the time. D Without friends, we could not live.55. Whats the first thing we should learn in orde
30、r to make friends? A To help others. B To smile to others. C To get on with others. D To listen to others complaints.56. Which of the following shows a sense of humour? A Opening the door for someone. B Complaining to others all the time. C Laughing at ourselves and our weakness. D Finding someone w
31、ho will understand us.57. How many pieces of advice does the writer provide when we have trouble in making friends? A Five. B Seven. C Nine. D Eleven.(C)Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has ma
32、de more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.
33、 Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen col
34、ors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.58. We can most probably read this story_.A. in a dictionary about read animalsB. in a newspaperC. in a book on artD. in history textbooks59. People asked about buying Rubys pictures because_.A. newspaper reporters bought her pictureB. her pictures were bett
35、er than those of real artistsC. they just wanted to have funD. zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park60. Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to_.A. make other ones B. clear her trunkC. dig a hole in the sand D. ask for brushes and paints61. From the story, we can know
36、that_.A. Ruby can paint a picture all by herselfB. Ruby can draw better pictures than the other animals in the zooC. Ruby has to finish a painting with the help of zoo workersD. Ruby will ask for money if she finishes a pictureX(D)Happiness is for everyone. You dont need to care about those people w
37、ho have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time. In fact, happiness is always around
38、you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wron
39、g, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When yo
40、u are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that cant be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge(向挑战)yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad lu
41、ck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转)door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.62. When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will_.A. laugh at you B. play jokes on you C. quarrel with you D.
42、 help you up63. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress? A. Oh, so do I. B. Congratulations. C. Good luck. D. Its just so-so.64. Which idea is NOT right according to the passage? A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.B. You can get help from others w
43、hen you make mistakes.C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.65. Which of the following is this passage about? A. Bad luck. B. Good luck. C. Happiness. D. Life.第II卷（选择题60分）五、词汇运用（共10小题;每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思.用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）66. At first, the host let all the performers _ themselves to the audience. (介绍
